Summer Intern 2025 – Team Strategic Engagement: Foundation, Sustainability and Policy

Duke Energy is seeking a Summer Intern for 2025 in the Strategic Engagement: Foundation, Sustainability and Policy team. This internship offers students the chance to gain experience in a corporate environment focused on philanthropy, sustainability, and public policy. Candidates should be pursuing a relevant bachelor's degree with a GPA of 2.75 or higher. The position is hybrid, allowing for remote work, and involves a 40-hour work week.
More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people's lives.

Build an exciting, rewarding career with us – help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits.

Be a part of something powerful. If you are looking for a place where you can make a difference, it’s Duke Energy. Be a part of a team dedicated to innovation and service. A company with a strategy long-term plan for growth. Help us build a smarter energy future!

Duke Energy is one of America’s largest utilities, serving more than 9 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clean energy transition to achieve its goals of net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions from electricity generation by 2050. Click here to learn more.
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Are you a motivated and eager student ready to experience the fast-paced world of corporate excellence? Look no further! Join us for an internship that will empower your skills, ignite your potential, and lay the foundation for a successful corporate career.

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The Team Strategic Engagement: Foundation, Sustainability and Policy Intern will work with the Duke Energy Foundation, Sustainability and Policy teams.
• The Duke Energy Foundation powers the vitality of our communities through philanthropy focused on vibrant economies; climate resiliency; and opportunities and inclusion.
• The Sustainability team assists the company in reviewing and advising on the internal controls for the reporting of sustainability matters and leads company efforts to voluntarily disclose information on climate & resiliency, social impact and governance & integrity. In addition, they assist with evolving forward and focusing on sustainability issues that are most relevant to our business and stakeholders, and where we have the best opportunity to make the biggest impact.
• The Policy team’s mission is to drive the company’s public policy agenda and shape a constructive policy landscape that moves our business forward -- balancing reliability, affordability and increasingly clean energy – through external and internal engagement and thought leadership.

Basic/Required Qualifications
• Currently enrolled and pursuing a bachelor's in Business, Communications, Public Policy, Sustainability or Public Relations
• Cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher

Desired Qualifications
• Cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher

Working Conditions
• Hybrid work environment
• 40-hour work week

Don't miss out on this incredible chance to jumpstart your career with us. Apply now and be part of a company that's shaping the future of energy.

Travel Requirements
5-15%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)
No

Represented/Union Position
No

Visa Sponsored Position
No

Posting Expiration Date
Tuesday, February 25, 2025

All job postings expire at 12:01 AM on the posting expiration date.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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